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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and open education resources (OERs). As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition? How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major barriers associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). For more details please visit this MOOC book site.

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